KAF Music Residents on the “Road to MATI 2025”
As the culmination of their 18-month Kranzberg Arts Foundation music residencies, St. Louis-based artists Eldraco, Drea Vocalz and T-Dubb-O will all be in the festival line-up for next year’s Music at the Intersection, scheduled for September 13-14, 2025.
St. Louis, Mo. – May 21, 2024 – Music at the Intersection is announcing three artists for 2025 (yes, NEXT year). As the culmination of their 18-month Kranzberg Arts Foundation (KAF) music residencies, St. Louis-based artists Eldraco, Drea Vocalz and T-Dubb-O will all be in the artist line-up for next year’s music festival, scheduled for September 13-14, 2025 in Grand Center Arts District.
In the meantime, as part of their “Road to MATI 2025,” Eldraco, Drea Vocalz and T-Dubb-O will perform at various KAF venues, starting this weekend:
Eldraco “The Garden Party” - May 25 at .ZACK
Composer, songwriter and band leader. Eldraco and his band Free Nation blend funk, soul, dance and rock into a bombastic fusion of sophisticated pop backed by the musicianship drawn from the jazz idiom.
T-Dubb-O “Unplugged” - June 1 at The Dark Room
T-Dubb-O is a hip-hop artist who began freestyling at the age of 6 and progressed to writing, producing and recording by the age of 11. In 2016, Dubb released his first LP entitled “The Drop”. He’s collaborated with legends like Wiz Khalifa, Berner, Freeway and Crooked (+ save the date: Sept 7 at .ZACK and Dec 14 at Sophie’s Artist Lounge).
Drea Vocalz “Love in Brazil” - June 15 at .ZACK
Andrea Rice (Drea Vocalz) is a multifaceted artist, singer-songwriter, director, live entertainer performing R&B Soul infused with Caribbean rhythms and Lo-fi melodies (+ save the date: Oct 19 at The Dark Room).
These #stlmade artists were selected from over 370 pre-qualified applicants who responded to The Call, KAF’s open call process that ran from May 30-July 10, 2023. Their 18-month residency will take place from April 2024 through September 2025. Residents were selected via an application process with applications reviewed and scored by a panel of artists, arts professionals and educators.
About Music at the Intersection:
Music at the Intersection is a civic-led effort presented by Kranzberg Arts Foundation in partnership with Steward Family Foundation and The Regional Arts Commission (RAC) of St. Louis. First held in 2021, the festival tells the story of St. Louis’ musical, cultural and artistic heritage. It celebrates the city’s imprint on the American songbook, as well as the relationship St. Louis has with its Mississippi River roots. The festival aims to celebrate musical heritage, from the West African coasts to the Caribbean islands, up through the Mississippi Delta. Music at the Intersection honors the giants who shaped genre and sound - across blues, jazz, soul, R&B, hip-hop and rock n' roll - as it also calls up and gives platform to a new wave of artists.
